ARMED FORCES: Private Eye

In Washington, "inside sources" frequently whisper that Harry Truman
knows no more about the Korean war than General MacArthur chooses to
tell him. Closer to the truth is the fact that the "sources" know no more
about a peripatetic, crusty major general named Frank E. Lowe than the
President chooses to tell them. Since last August, 65-year-old General Lowe,
with Douglas MacArthur's cooperation, has been serving as Harry Truman's
"private eye" in Japan and Korea.

Last week, in an office down the hall from MacArthur's own in Tokyo's
Dai Ichi building, pince-nezed Frank Lowe squiggled...